Areas Of Student Services Impacted By Technology

1. Areas Of Student Services Impacted By Technology A presentation for McApple College Team Leader: Jennifer Wascher Team Members: Katie Kelsey, Jonathan Scrimenti, and Colin Stewart Seattle University

2. Areas Of Student Services Impacted By Technology Website Admissions Orientation Social Networks Campus Safety

3. Website Considerations for Student Services Be conscious of how technology can aid students with disabilities. Using text reader, voice recognition, smart boards, touch screens and accommodating technology to specific students Be conscious of the effects and practices that outside parties and vendors may have on students Be considerate of students� backgrounds when considering technology Never rely solely on technology for providing services

4. Technology Integrating technology with mission and policies Implementing technology into strategic planning Engaging student affairs staff on all levels in regards to technology is strongly recommended Having information technology and student affairs committees Having online campus calendars integrated with personal email or Outlook calendar Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are standard practice, but beware of all the different versions (Vista, 2003, 2007, etc.)?

5. Website Recommendations Template driven: Have consistent visual design, separate the content from design. Allow for the opportunity of multiple content use Allow all web users to connect and use website Make sure you track changes on website Make sure website will work on different operation systems Update website every week: This includes calendars, updates, information, blogs, etc.

6. Orientation Trends Summer reading assignments Community service Intellectual and social connections Each campus should design orientation and technology around their individual characteristics Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Rose Rules where students must complete missions Earlham College: Photo scavenger hunt The University of Texas-Austin: Freshman Reading Round-Up program to choose among 40 books to discuss with professors University of Dayton: 100% of first-year students participated in Virtual Orientation spending 10 million minutes getting to know each other during the summer

7. The Lecture Problem - Students� access to technology is an unprecedented barrier to learning. Distractions include: Social networking Online games Instant Messaging Ebay, news, weather, etc.

8. The Lecture Solution - Orientation class What, where, and for what purpose is technology appropriate Interpersonal intelligence as part of introductory courses Responsible Computing module required for all first-year students including ethics and etiquette

9. Admissions Electronic recruiting Contacting admission officers through Instant Messaging Creating a virtual campus for prospective students unable to attend a regular campus tour Creating profiles for colleges on social-networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace Sending text messages to prospective students� cell phones about deadlines and acceptance